KL Krems takes 2nd place: Family-friendly Company Lower Austria 2024
The Karl Landsteiner Private University of Health Sciences was awarded 2nd place in the non-profit organisation category of the Lower Austrian state competition "Family-friendly company".
With its active commitment to a family-friendly working environment, KL Krems is now one of the best-practice companies in Lower Austria. The award ceremony for the 15 best-placed companies took place on 16 May 2024 in St. Pölten.
KL Prorector Sabine Siegl, who accepted the award together with Head of HR Christina Schwaiger and HR employee Martha Hudetz, is delighted with the recognition: "We not only promote academic excellence, but also a supportive environment for our employees. We want to improve the measures we have already implemented by exchanging ideas with other companies in order to position ourselves as an attractive employer that takes the needs of its workforce seriously."
During the event, Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister, Provincial Councillor for Families, emphasised: "All 58 participating companies are implementing attractive initiatives to support the compatibility of family and career and to implement family-friendly offers for their employees. 15 of them stood out in the five different categories. I would like to warmly congratulate all of them and hope that their exemplary attitude will set an example for many other companies in our province."
Wolfgang Ecker, President of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce, explains: " Family friendliness in companies has a positive effect on all sides: Employees can better reconcile work, childcare and caring requirements and are therefore happier and more focussed. This means a better atmosphere in the working environment and contributes to the success of the company. Last but not least, family-friendly companies have a positive impact on Lower Austria as a business location."
These companies are among the best in the following five categories:
Cat. Small businesses with up to 20 employees:
1st place: Ronge & Partner GmbH, Tattendorf
2nd place: Wokatsch-Felberber GmbH, Tattendorf 2nd place: Wokatsch-Felber Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Amstetten
3rd place: PhysCon Ziviltechniker GmbH, Pressbaum
Cat. Medium-sized companies with 21 to 100 employees:
1st place: PRISMA solutions EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH, Mödling
2nd place: Ferdinand Porsche Ferntechnik GmbH, Pressbaum 2nd place: Ferdinand Porsche Fernfachhochschule GmbH, Wr. Neustadt
3rd place: Fuchs Metalltechnik GmbH, Ybbsitz
Cat. Large companies with 101 or more employees:
1st place: SONNENTOR Kräuterhandelsgesellschaft mbH, Zwettl
2nd place: asma GmbH, Weitra, Austria 2nd place: asma GmbH, Weitra
3rd place: Windkraft Simonsfeld AG, Ernstbrunn
Cat. Non-profit organisations:
1st place: acib GmbH, Tulln
2nd place: Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität, Ernstbrunn 2nd place: Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften GmbH, Krems
3rd place: Verein NÖ Kinderbetreuung. 3rd place: Lower Austrian Childcare Association, Bad Traunstein
Cat. Public-law companies:
1st place: St. Pölten University Hospital
2nd place: Lower Austrian Transport Organisation 2nd place: Niederösterreichische Verkehrsorganisationsgesellschaft mbH (NÖVOG), St. Pölten
3rd place: Municipality of Neulengbach
